Benedictine Women Rally from Down 11

LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's basketball team overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to win a fourth straight.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 73, Dominican 62

THE DETAILS
The contest was a game filled with runs
Leading 11-9 midway through the first, Alex Fanning made a layup to open 9-0 run, scoring six points during the stretch as Benedictine opened a 20-9 advantage
Dominican battled back to within two points at the end of the first and scored the first nine points of the second quarter to lead 28-21
The lead grew to double-digits with under four minutes to play in the half and swelled to 14 in the final minute of the half
Brianna Lake and Britney Pitzer made three on back-to-back possessions as Benedictine went into the break trailing 44-33
The second half opened with five straight points as Benedictine drew within 44-38
Claire Gibler hit a three to bring Benedictine within three points at 47-44 and knocked down three free throws to tie the score with 2:47 remaining in the quarter
Hanna Piro connected on two free throws in the final minute to tie the scored headed to the final 10 minutes
Lake and Allison Michalski scored four in a row to break a 60-60 tie and Benedictine utilized a late 7-0 run on free throws to grab the win

STAT LEADERS
Benedictine made 36 free throws in the victory and overcame making just five field goals over the second and third quarters, shooting 34 percent for the game
Benedictine blocked six shots and held a 46-40 edge on the glass
Gibler led four players in double figures, notching 19
Michalski finished with 17 points while Fanning logged a double-double with 13 points and 17 rebounds
Pitzer finished with 12 points

UP NEXT
Benedictine (5-1, 3-0 NACC) hosts Concordia Chicago next Saturday following finals.